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Energy consumption in
residential sector
10-15% energy from the
Residential sector
Major components
Air-Conditioning
Lighting
Heaters
Refrigerator
Washing machine
Water Pump
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 Why Energy savings?
Long term financial rewards
Pote ntial to save up to 50%

National interest
Occupant comfort
Reduce pollution and
Conserving our natural resources

Electricity generated by fossil fuels for a single

home puts more carbon dioxide into the air than
two average cars
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Average Indian Power cost for

500
last Ten Years
430
Unit price (Paise / kWh)

400

300

200
151

100

0
91

92

93

94

96

97

98

99

01
95

00
19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20
19

20

Year

3 - Fold increase in Last 10 Years

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 Typical energy use at Home
Rs 3000 Rs5000 Rs 6300 Rs 8300 Rs 10400

Thank you

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Typical energy use at Home

1 Ceiling fan 60 200 12 72
2 Washing machine 500 35 17.5 105
3 Computer Monitor & printer 200 40 8 48
4 Geyser 1500 60 90 540
5 Lighting (60W) 60 40 2.4 14.4
6 CFL (18W) 18 40 0.72 4.32
7 TL (Twin 4feet) 100 40 4 24
8 Microwave oven 1000 30 30 180
9 Refrigerator 500 200 100 600
10 Television 180 200 36 216

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 Breakup of Power Consumption at Home
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28 12

20

32

Lighting Refrigerator
Air conditioners Geyser
Others

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Energy saving tips in home appliances

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 Cause for Energy Loss

Poor insulation (Air-

conditioned room)

Less energy efficient fittings

Controls and switches

Operating practices

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Suggested Measures to improve

energy efficiency
Air-conditioning
Consumes 20% of total
energy
Eg., 1.0TR A C Consumes
Rs 3600/ Yr
Select ener gy efficient
equipment
Set thermostat at
“Gree n te mperatures”
Incorporate Ele ctronic
timer switch
Replace mechanical
ther mostat
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 Suggested Measures to improve
energy efficiency
Air-conditioning
Use a n interior f an in conj unction
with your window air conditioner
Do not pla ce any heating
equipme nt near to A C
ther mostat (Li ght, TV, Room
Heater)
Place unit be low the tree sha de
C onsume 10% less ener gy

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Suggested Measures to improve

energy efficiency
Building Orientation
East West

Building insulation
Trees on the periphery
Save up to 25 % of ener gy

Wall insulation
Roof insula tion
Gr een Roof

Light color reflective coating

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 Suggested Measures to improve
energy efficiency
Lighting
Consumes 10% of total e ner gy
Indoor
Turn off the lights in any room
you're not using
Use CFL La mps in place of GL
Lamps
Use ele ctronic balla st
Use natural lights
Out door
CFL
Timer control operation
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Comparison Of GLS & CFL

GL S Wa tts 40 60 100
Lume ns 425 720 1380
CFL Wa tts 9 15 20
Lume ns 400 900 1200

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Comparison -Efficacy
Good
T12, 38 m m
60 Lm/W

Better
T8, 26 mm
68 Lm /W

Best
T5, 16 mm
104 Lm/W

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Comparison –Colour Rendition

T12 T8 T5
65% 72% 85%

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 Suggested Measures to improve
energy efficiency
Refrigerator
Consumes 20% of total e ner gy

Eg., Cost of opera ting 315 Lts

refrigerator is Rs 4000/Yr
Select ener gy efficient equipment

Set thermostat at correct te mpera ture s

Don't keep your refr igerator or freezer
too cold

Minimize number of ope nings

P lan your operation

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Suggested Measures to improve energy efficiency

Bring to room temperatures

Cool to r oom tem perature

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 Suggested Measures to improve
energy efficiency
Refrigerator
Re gularly defrost ma nual-defr ost refrigerators a nd

freezers

M otor load will incr ease

Leave e nough spa ce be twee n y our refrigerator and

the walls or ca binets

Air can cir culate ar ound the condenser coils

Tr apped heat incr eases ener gy consumption

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Suggested Measures to improve

energy efficiency
Refrigerator
Set te mperatures at optimal leve l
Food compar tment between 36° and
40 ° F
Freezer between 0 ° and 5 ° F

Make sure your refrigerator door

seals are airtight
C heck by inser ting paper
If you can pull the paper or bill out
easily, the latch may need
adjustment or the seal may need
r eplacing

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 Washing Machines
A lways wa sh only with f ull loa ds

Use the correct a mount of deterge nt

T oo many bubbles make your
machine work har der and use mor e
ener gy

Up to 60 perce nt of the cost of

washing clothe s comes from
hea ting the water
Use hot water only for ver y dir ty
clothes, and always use cold water
in the r inse cycle

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Micro wave Oven

Microwave s ove ns use very

high-freque ncy radio wave s to

pe netra te the surfa ce of f ood

to hea t water molecules inside

Consumes 50 % le ss e nergy

tha n conve ntional ove ns

Not Suita ble for Large size f ood

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 Cooking Tips
Microwave ovens use around 50
percent less energy than
conventional ovens

With conventional ovens, minimize

the preheating time
Unless you're baking breads or
pastries, you may not eve n nee d to

prehe at

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Cooking Tips
Don't open the oven door
too often when checking
your food
Each opening drops
temperature by 25°C
Turn off electric burners
several minutes before
the allotted cooking time.

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 Cooking Tips
On electric stovetops, use flat-
bottomed pans that make full
contact with the element
A warped or rounde d pan will
waste most of the he at
When cooking on a gas burner,
use moderate flame settings to
conserve natural gas
Remember that a blue flame
means your gas stove is
operating efficiently
Yellowish fla me is sick and nee ds
clea ning

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Solar Water Heating

Consumes 35% of total

energy
Replace Geyser
Best option
Gaining tremendous
popularity

Savings for average household – Rs.6000 per year

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 Idle operation of Electrical
Appliances
Biggest loss of energy
TV, A udio Sy ste ms,Tele phone answering
ma chines
A small compact a udio unit ca n draw 9
watts w hile it's oste nsibly turne d off
A udio P layer use d f or an hour a nd kept
switche d on w hole day
93 per cent of a ster eo's ener gy use
occur s when the unit is not tur ned off!!

What is the Solution?

Unplug the appliances when not in use!!!
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Indoor Environmental Quality

Quality of Indoor environment

Health
Productivity
Quality of Life

Major health disasters –

Outbreaks
Sick building syndrome

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 Indoor Environmental Quality

Measures
Avoid smoking inside the house
Avoid fresh air intake from
contaminated place
Do not use Toxic paints, Carpet
Che ck VOC limit
Use wa ter base d paints

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Day Light Concerns

Daylight effect
Improves indoor environment
Increases productivity
Reduce lighting energy use by
50 – 80%
Incorporation of
Shading devices,Courtyards,
Window glazing
Day light view is critical for
occupant comfort
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 Words of a Diabetologist ..

All Diabetics know about - Exercise, Diet &

Medication ….
… Key however lies in action
– Dr Rachael

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Thank you

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